Formation UFO Sightings
4,600 Formation-shaped UFO sightings recorded worldwide since 1940, peaking in 2020 (415 reports); most commonly reported in United States.
- Total sightings
- 4,600
- Span
- 1940–2022
- Peak year
- 2020 (415 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Formation
1940–2022 · peak 2020 (415 reports)
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Spokane · WA, USA
Two Lights first appeared to be approaching landing pattern in tandum
Spokane · WA, USA
Three small orbs from the SW of my southerly 3rd floor balcony.
Aurora · IL, USA
Triangular craft hovered then disappeared
Wichita · KS, USA
I was taking photo of moon . I just discovered the streaks in the photo afterwards
Tucson · AZ, USA
I witnessed a huge V formation with 5 lights silently hovering.
At sea (Long Beach · 3 hrs. S of), CA, USA
We were on a cruise ship approximately 3 hours out of Long beach California. Sighted two glowing orbs and one beneath the surface of th
Tybee island · GA, USA
V-Formation lights with an orb like cloud around it came from the west and moved down then East, large with no sound.
Sherman oaks · CA, USA
Several triangle shaped objects soaring into different flight formations.
Castro valley · CA, USA
Multiple large bright circles hovering
Los Angeles · CA, USA
Five UFOs came out of no where above East LA
Alamogordo · NM, USA
Saw 6 lights, 2 separate aircrafts
Jacksonville · FL, USA
Three orange perfectly symmetrical triangle formation lights
Jupiter · FL, USA
Spores near launch of space x ((NUORC Note: Lens flare fom nearby LED street llamp?? PD))
North Myrtle Beach · SC, USA
Huge stationary yellow/orange orbs in triangle formation
Marion · IA, USA
Line of lights
Cathedral City · CA, USA
a string of approximately 20-30 lights moving slowly in a northerly direction
Irvine · CA, USA
me and siblings were at park when i spotted strange craft that looked hundreds of feet long and had lights going down it
Cedar Creek · TX, USA
Looking straight up into the sky before 6:24 PM on December 3 we noticed lights in a tall and thin formation built of 20 tictac shapes.
After Asheville headed towards springville · AL, USA
Looked out window from highway and saw a line of lights
Quincy · IL, USA
It was a silent string of lights gliding across the sky and disappeared after a minute after we started recording
Sparta · CO, USA
Saw the object while in flight
Marshall · AR, USA
Is a craft with other aircraft trailing
Phoenix · AZ, USA
Set of about 15 round white lights moving together as if connected southwest to northeast.
Williamsburg · OH, USA
I have pictures moving west to east in a line across toward my house look like Chinese lantern
Hiddenite · NC, USA
long line of lights evenly spaced all moving in unisom